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A study by a Leicester scientist has answered the 100-year-old question about how chromosomes get their iconic X-shape
https://le.ac.uk/news/2023/april/chromosome-x-shape
A team of researchers led by Professor Daniel Panne at the University of Leicester and Dr Benjamin Rowland at the Netherlands Cancer Institute...
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Pint of Science festival returns to Leicester
https://le.ac.uk/news/2023/april/pint-of-science
Tickets have launched for the world’s largest festival of public science talks, which will see more than 20 scientists take to the stage in venues...
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University of Leicester experts set to launch global health research project in Nepal
https://le.ac.uk/news/2023/march/nepal
A £10 million project lead by experts from the University of Leicester to improve healthcare in the subcontinent has taken a step forward with a...
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Researcher lands £250k funding to continue investigation into DNA damage and its link to cancer
https://le.ac.uk/news/2023/march/amanda-chaplin
A university researcher has been awarded a prestigious prize to continue her cutting-edge work to understand how the body responds to DNA damage...
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Animals’ ‘sixth sense’ more widespread than previously thought
https://le.ac.uk/news/2023/february/animal-magnetic
A study using fruit flies, led by researchers at The Universities of Leicester and Manchester, suggests the animal world’s ability to sense a...
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University of Leicester professor speaks to Government Select Committee about alternative to antibiotics
https://le.ac.uk/news/2023/february/martha-clokie
University of Leicester’s Professor of Microbiology Martha Clokie, spoke to MPs about the potential use of phages to fight bacterial infections.
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Diabetes professor from Leicester presented with CBE
https://le.ac.uk/news/2022/december/kamlesh-obe
A GP from Leicester who is recognised as the world’s leading diabetes researcher has been presented with the Commander of the Order of the British...
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International type 2 diabetes prevention drive suggested by COVID-19 review
https://le.ac.uk/news/2022/november/diabetes-covid
An international drive to highlight to the importance of prevention of diabetes has been proposed following a review in the wake of the pandemic.
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University of Leicester awarded £10m for research into non-communicable diseases in India and Nepal
https://le.ac.uk/news/2022/october/india-nepal-nihr
Funding to help improve the care outcomes of people living with multiple long-term health conditions or multimorbidity in India and Nepal
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Leicester team secures funding for research collaboration to improve patient safety
https://le.ac.uk/news/2022/october/psrc-funding
A team involving University of Leicester researchers is one of just six to be awarded a share of £25 million.